Inning: 1 Texas Eddie Burdock pitching. Ted Amelung flies out to the left fielder. Joe Moore flies out to the right fielder. Gene Baker walks. Lee Scharein reached on a 2-base fielding error by B Fredo. Billy Linares strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Michael Anthony pitching. J Baked grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate singles to right field. Benny Tate steals second. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Bill Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Walt Morman singles to left field. Larry Garcia grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rick Lelivelt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland B Hizzie singles to center field. B Fredo flies out to the left fielder. Leo DeCinces singles to right field. B Hizzie advances to third on the hit. Leo DeCinces steals second. George Klassen walks. Eddie Burdock flies out to the center fielder. J Baked strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Michael Anthony singles to center field. Ted Amelung strikes out. Joe Moore pops out to the first baseman. Gene Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Benny Tate singles in front of the center fielder. Alfonso Hidalgo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Cooper hits a home run. Benny Tate scores. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. B Hizzie strikes out. B Fredo grounds out to the third baseman. Leo DeCinces singles to center field. George Klassen flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Lee Scharein singles to center field. Billy Linares grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Scharein advances to second on the play. Walt Morman flies out to the right fielder. Larry Garcia singles to right field. Lee Scharein scores. Rick Lelivelt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Burdock grounds out to the second baseman. J Baked singles to center field. Toby McCue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Tate strikes out. Alfonso Hidalgo singles to left field. J Baked advances to third on the hit. Bill Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Toby McCue flies out to the center fielder. Ted Amelung hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ted Amelung is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Baker singles to right field. Lee Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland B Hizzie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). B Fredo singles to right field. Leo DeCinces flies out to the right fielder. George Klassen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Billy Linares singles to left field. Walt Morman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Linares advances to second on the play. Larry Garcia singles to left field. Billy Linares scores. Larry Garcia steals second. Rick Lelivelt grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Garcia advances to third on the play. Toby McCue pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Burdock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J Baked strikes out. Benny Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Ted Amelung pops out to the shortstop. Joe Moore singles to center field. Gene Baker grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frankly Walking comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lee Scharein singles to left field. Billy Linares singles to right field. Gene Baker scores. Walt Morman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Simon is pinch hitting for Alfonso Hidalgo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Simon singles to right field. Bill Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Simon advances to second on the play. B Hizzie flies out to the right fielder. Jon Barranca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. B Fredo singles to right field. B Fredo steals second. Leo DeCinces pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Garcia strikes out. Rick Lelivelt flies out to the left fielder. Solly Fischer is pinch hitting for Jon Barranca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Solly Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Aramis Jurak pitching. George Klassen pops out to the third baseman. Young Lew is pinch hitting for Frankly Walking . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Young Lew walks. J Baked strikes out. Benny Tate bunts for a base hit. Frank Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Kirk Taylor pitching. Ted Amelung singles to right field. Ted Amelung steals second. Joe Moore strikes out. Gene Baker flies out to the right fielder. Lee Scharein singles to left field. Ted Amelung scores. Billy Linares grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lee Scharein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Cooper hits a home run. Yogi Bowler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. B Hizzie pops out to the first baseman. B Fredo grounds out to the pitcher. Leo DeCinces singles to center field. George Klassen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Walt Morman strikes out. Larry Garcia singles to right field. Whitey Phourd is pinch running for Larry Garcia on 1st base. Rick Lelivelt grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Phourd advances to second on the play. Luther Burtt is pinch hitting for Yogi Bowler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luther Burtt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Hank Freehan pitching. Dwain Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Whitey Phourd at C. JK Kelly is pinch hitting for Kirk Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. JK Kelly doubles to right field. J Baked strikes out. Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. JK Kelly advances to third on the play. Frank Simon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Bill High pitching. Ted Amelung grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Moore strikes out. Gene Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Bill Cooper flies out to the left fielder. B Hizzie grounds out to the catcher. B Fredo walks. Leo DeCinces walks. George Klassen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Texas Lee Scharein strikes out. Billy Linares strikes out. Walt Morman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Davey Earl is pinch hitting for Bill High. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Davey Earl strikes out. J Baked grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Texas Mike Busch pitching. Dwain Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Lelivelt grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Freehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Frank Simon flies out to the right fielder. Bill Cooper strikes out. B Hizzie pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Texas Ted Amelung doubles to center field. Joe Moore strikes out. Gene Baker strikes out. Lee Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Oakland B Fredo walks. Leo DeCinces grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). B Fredo advances to second on the play. George Klassen flies out to the center fielder. Mike Busch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Texas Billy Linares strikes out. Walt Morman strikes out. Dwain Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Oakland J Baked grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate hits a home run. Texas total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 17
Batting:2B - JK Kelly (21).HR - Benny Tate (16), Bill Cooper 2 (10). Baserunning: SB - Benny Tate (29), B Fredo (13), Leo DeCinces (1). Fielding: E - B Fredo.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Dowell improves in speed Bibb Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Art Dowell improves in range Mike Westrum did not respond to coaching in range Al Grodzicki did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Sizemore improves in power_vs_lefty Mike McBride improves in speed Don Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mutt Fuller improves in contact_vs_righty